Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 12 March 2060A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:34, sunset 18:28. Gulika Kalam 08:03 to 09:32. Rahu Kalam 11:02 to 12:31. Abhijit 12:07 to 12:55. Yamaganda 15:30 to 16:59.00061218Moonset 04:31Moonrise 14:07

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 12 March 2060

Friday is Amalaki Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 01:55 Sat, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 08:15 and 08:55.

Times forNew Delhi · 12 March

Rahu Kalam runs 11:02 to 12:31. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:34 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:34
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:03 to 09:32
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:02 to 12:31
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:07 to 12:55
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:07
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:30 to 16:59
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:28
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:31 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:34 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 01:55 Sat · Dwadashi until 03:12 Sun
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:33, then Pushya until 14:09 Sat
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:24, then Atiganda until 22:14 Sat
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 13:27 · Vishti until 01:55 Sat · Bava until 14:31 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:34The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:28Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 54 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:31Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise14:07Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraPramathiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Amalaki EkadashiFriday 12 MarchBreak the fast on Saturday between 08:15 and 08:55.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiSunday 28 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 06:15 and 08:42.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.